im pretty sure I did some research on this a while back..and basically found out ( if my memory is correct ) that the pek files are basically graphic representations of the sine wave of the sound file..and once generated and saved it speeds up the amount of time it takes to "show" the graphic representation of the waveform...

if the pek has to be generated each time you open the audio file it takes longer than if you generate it and " save " the pek file.

there is no sound information per se ...in the pek files.. no way to make sound from it.

if my memory is correct about this then there is no way to get audio out of the pek files.... its just a graphic basically.

I know almost nothing about this, but I was hoping there might be some way to recreate a dummy version of the original file which PP would think was linked to the CFA, thereby fooling it into opening the CFA which I could then save in a usable audio format.

I may be talking nonsense, but I'm a bit desperate as they are old recording of my kids saying cute things that I'd really love to recover.

My experiences mirror those of others here - CFA's can only be used by Premiere, when the original media files are available. I have never found a way to convert them to a self-contained audio file.

Sorry, but good luck,

Hunt

PS - if the original audio files were Deleted, then you might be able to recover them. I have had good luck with Stellar-Phoenix and also Recover My Files - two file recovery utilities, but I would try those ASAP, before the areas of the HDD are overwritten.

Sorry about that. Unless the HDD had seen virtually no use in that time, no defragmentation, etc., recovery will be impossible, this side of the NSA, and maybe not even then - they are in byte-heaven - RIP.

I was hoping that someone would drop by with "Oh, that's easy. Just run the CFA through _____, and it'll produce a WAV for you."